Post by John on Nov 20, 2014 1:40:07 GMT
So here is my current dilemmas with scheduling for the game, and then my current solution.
Problem 1:
- Kelsey cannot play on Thursday nights until about 10pm.
- Tom cannot play on Tuesday nights 50% of the time (every other week).
- So it seems I have to choose between Kelsey missing half of every session or Tom missing half of all sessions.
Problem 2:
- Even if the website can handle all 9 of us (8 players + me) online at the same time, 9 people cannot carry on simultaneous conversations on the site as easily as they can around a table. It seems likely only one person can talk at a time without feedback/problems/etc.
Proposed Solution:
- I run the first couple of game sessions on Tuesday nights when Tom is available, thereby gaining all players.
- After those initial sessions wherein all the characters meet each other and form relationships, I split the party.
- One group (with Kelsey in it) plays on Tuesday nights, while the other group (with Tom in it) plays on Thursday nights.
- As determined by the story line of the campaign, player-character choices, and real life player needs, we change the make up of the two groups every so often, so that it still feels like one larger campaign instead of two smaller games.
Thoughts?
Problem 1:
- Kelsey cannot play on Thursday nights until about 10pm.
- Tom cannot play on Tuesday nights 50% of the time (every other week).
- So it seems I have to choose between Kelsey missing half of every session or Tom missing half of all sessions.
Problem 2:
- Even if the website can handle all 9 of us (8 players + me) online at the same time, 9 people cannot carry on simultaneous conversations on the site as easily as they can around a table. It seems likely only one person can talk at a time without feedback/problems/etc.
Proposed Solution:
- I run the first couple of game sessions on Tuesday nights when Tom is available, thereby gaining all players.
- After those initial sessions wherein all the characters meet each other and form relationships, I split the party.
- One group (with Kelsey in it) plays on Tuesday nights, while the other group (with Tom in it) plays on Thursday nights.
- As determined by the story line of the campaign, player-character choices, and real life player needs, we change the make up of the two groups every so often, so that it still feels like one larger campaign instead of two smaller games.
Thoughts?
